Example Sentences

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Ms. Tyson had shrouded her age until late in life.

From Washington Post • Jan. 28, 2021

In the years following Stephens’s ruling, Purdue benefited from the secrecy that had shrouded the West Virginia and similar cases.

From Reuters • Jun. 25, 2019

Clouds had shrouded the Oklahoma sky in a shade of granite.

From New York Times • Apr. 21, 2019

After a video tribute, Junior Seau's four children lifted a golden cloth that had shrouded his bronze bust, and daughter Sydney addressed the crowd from the back of the stage inside Tom Benson Stadium.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2015

“Don’t use such dreadful expressions,” replied Meg from the depths of the veil in which she had shrouded herself like a nun sick of the world.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott